Resources

Welcome! Here you’ll find a host of useful documents and start-up webinars! Check them out below.

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Poor mental health affecting your business? Join Jamie Farr to get the tools you need to help yourself & your employees manage stress and keep your business thriving.

01 Mar 2022

Mental Health and Wellbeing for Business

Join Sarah Gaze, experienced implementation, and re-commissioning specialist as she offers Info on where GB/UK stands with International Trade post-Brexit changes in January 2022.

25 Jan 2022

International Trade Update, Brexit Changes Post January 2022

Join negotiation pro Matt Gallivan and at the end of this workshop, you will be able to negotiate any deal knowing you are in the best position possible!

30 Nov 2021

Negotiation 101

Join Dr Shân Jones of Positive Vibes to gain insight on how to put together a safeguarding policy that covers; purpose & definitions, legal frameworks, confidentiality and more.

18 Nov 2021

Writing a Safeguarding Policy

Join experienced CSR pro Bethan Trevett to get up to speed with the latest strategies to give back to your community.

16 Nov 2021

Incorporating Social Responsibility into your Business

Join professional educator and full-time entrepreneur Jennie Williams for this open discussion on being resilient and rebuilding her business from the ashes.

21 Oct 2021

Resilience and Growth Mindset

Join business growth pro Annie Browne to familiarise yourself with costs and considerations of business growth.

14 Oct 2021

Growing your Business: Costs & Consideration of Business Expansion

Join business expert and Topwork CEO, Karl Swanepoel for this workshop, he'll be letting you in on his networking strategies to grow your network both online and offline.

09 Sep 2021

A Fresh Perspective on Networking

Join Sustainable Website Builder, Sarah Tamsin for this workshop and you'll gain a good understanding of the principles of efficient website design and exactly why it matters.

26 Aug 2021

How Green is your Website?

Join PR pro Simon Collins for this introductory PR workshop in which you will learn the communication foundations your business needs in order to start telling your story.

12 Aug 2021

PR 101 - Communication Foundations for Startups & Early-Stage Businesses

Join business expert and Topwork CEO, Karl Swanepoel for this workshop, he'll be letting you in on his proven tips to start and grow your business with little to no money.

03 Aug 2021

Starting a Business with Little to No Money

Join Google Ads master Hayley Glover for this expert-led workshop, Hayley will be diving into exactly what makes Google Ads so different to other marketing channels.

22 Jul 2021

Grow your Business with Google Ads

Facebook Ads not generating leads as expected? Only disappointing results? Join marketing maestro Fran Irving to learn how to refine your strategy and work your audiences!

06 Jul 2021

A Guide to Facebook Audiences and Targeting

Looking to get more out of your business's Instagram and Facebook pages? Well, social selling savants, Adam and Bethan are here to help!

02 Jul 2021

Setting up Facebook & Instagram Shops

Dr Anita Shaw delves into the damaging stereotypes and societal inequalities that are limiting the opportunities in STEM for girls and women.

24 Jun 2021

The Importance of Allies to Support Women in STEM

Struggling to put together a simple funding strategy for your CIC? Join fundraising expert Rosie Cribb as she shares how to plan a funding strategy that works for you.

22 Jun 2021

How to Develop a Funding Strategy for CICs

Are you looking to draw up a business plan? Not sure what you need to start the process? Join Business planning expert Martin Lamb and make sure you're prepared with this workshop!

17 Jun 2021

Prepping to Write that All-Important Business Plan

Affinity Designer is more affordable than Adobe Illustrator and is a real competitor when it comes to performance. Take a walk through Affinity Designer with design master Mim Gibbs.

25 May 2021

Affinity Part 2: Designing Graphics for your Business

Join ICE CEO and business planning savant Jamie McGowan as he covers The Business Model Canvas, a tool designed to provide clarity around the key details of your business.

20 May 2021

Making the Business Model Canvas Work for You

Affinity Photo is more affordable than Adobe Photoshop and is a real competitor when it comes to performance. Take a walk through Affinity Photo with design master Mim Gibbs.

11 May 2021

Affinity Part 1: Edit your Photos like a Pro

Join awards guru Kathryn Foot for this session offering techniques to create a winning application and getting the most out of the award event through effective networking.

06 May 2021

Leverage the Power of Business Awards

Join customer service aficionado, Annie Browne as she covers best practices for optimising your customer serviced process and strategies to implement them.

22 Apr 2021

Optimising Customer Experience

Join TikTok maestro, Sarah Tamsin as she covers everything from navigating TikTok's interface to understanding the TikTok culture and finding your niche as a creator.

13 Apr 2021

Getting Started with TikTok for your Business

Join Procreate Savant Bethan Wegener as she covers everything from default brushes and editing them, layers and groups, the marquee tool, and Procreate's adjustments/effects.

06 Apr 2021

An Intro to Procreate

Join product writing master, Sarah Tamsin as she covers, succinctly describing the features and benefits of your product and using persuasive language in your product descriptions

01 Apr 2021

How to Write Winning Product Descriptions

Join award winning screenwriter Simone Greenwood as she covers the elements you need to tell a great story, like developing characters, building a plot and much much more!

25 Mar 2021

How to Start Writing that Book

Join video maestro James Clarke from Ffocws Media as he takes you through the process, start to finish, of producing professional video content.

24 Mar 2021

Video Making 101

Join mental wellbeing master, Kelly Farr for this workshop in which she will be exploring, What is mental wellbeing? And how we can manage stress & build resilience.

23 Mar 2021

Your Mental Wellbeing Toolkit

Join organisational wizard Annie Browne as she takes you through the importance of email marketing, getting setup with MailChimp and creating an effective action plan.

18 Mar 2021

Beginners Guide to Email Marketing

Join blogging master Sarah Tamsin as she shares her excellent and proven blogging strategy that works for individuals, small businesses and charities.

16 Mar 2021

Blogging for Business

Join Gardn's narrative building expert Martyn Baker as he provides a framework that makes it easier for you to communicate your story and easier for your audience to understand it.

11 Mar 2021

Storytelling for Start-Ups

Join photography savant Jon Plimmer of GSD Media for some helpful tips, tricks and pointers to taking pro level product pictures in your own home.

09 Mar 2021

DIY Product Photography

Join Google Analytics adept Sarah Tamsin as she takes you on a tour of Google's suite of free tools; Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Search Console.

04 Mar 2021

Making Sense of Google Analytics

Selling on stalls, online or in the boardroom? We'll cover skills to make you a face to face sales champion. Join sales maestro Matt Gallivan for this online expert-led session.

25 Feb 2021

Face to Face Sales

Join Twitter savant Finola Wilson for this free online workshop in which she'll be illuminating her company's journey from zero followers to an organically grown 31,000 followers.

23 Feb 2021

A Start Ups Guide to Twitter

Join the team at Legacy International Group as they show you all the tips and tricks on how to be more inclusive across your marketing, webinars, video production and podcasting.

18 Feb 2021

Being Digitally Inclusive with Online Content

Join seasoned self-publishing professional, Clare Thomas as she delves into a step by step guide to self-publishing your very own book.

16 Feb 2021

How to Self-Publish Your Book

Join Instagram wizards Adam & Bethan Russell for this free online workshop as they illuminate the methods they use to advertise new products and keep followers shopping with them.

09 Feb 2021

Selling On Instagram

Inspirational Futures & Voyage are bringing to you, a workshop to empower families with the knowledge to introduce positive mental health habits with confidence.

04 Feb 2021

Exploring the Importance of Family Wellbeing

Join social media maestro Stephen Cleary for this workshop in which he goes through everything you need to know about social media in 2021 and how to stay ahead.

26 Jan 2021

Creating a Social Media Strategy & Trends in 2021

Join multi-award-winning author of Anti-Sell, Steve Morgan for this workshop that will help you to learn how to network on behalf of your business in a non-salesy way.

21 Jan 2021

Non-Salesy Networking Tips

Join import/export specialist Gavin Haycock for an overview of the new rules for sending your goods to the EU and the changes you need to implement to keep your business exporting.

19 Jan 2021

Brexit Trade Deal: Importing & Exporting Goods Between the UK and EU

Not sure where your business is headed? Join Jack Thompson as he shares over 15 years of business consulting experience in this expert led workshop.

14 Jan 2021

Predicting the Future and the Importance of Realistic Targets

Join top marketing strategist Francesca Irving for this 'need-to-know' workshop. We’ll go through marketing strategy theory, then we’ll jump into actually creating our strategies!

12 Jan 2021

How to Build a Marketing Strategy

Join organisational wizard Annie Browne in this workshop as she delves into the truth about organisation and find out why being organised is so important for your own well-being.

17 Dec 2020

New Year, New Super Organised You!

Join PR guru Simon Collins for this introductory PR workshop in which you will learn the communication foundations your business needs in order to start telling your story.

15 Dec 2020

PR 101 - Communication Foundations for Startups & Early-Stage Businesses

Join mental health crusader, Kelly Farr as she helps us understand our own reactions to issues and plan ways to build resilience that can help us thrive in the midst of stress.

10 Dec 2020

Avoiding Burnout - Managing Stress and Building Resilience

Do you wonder whether it's better to be a Sole Trader or Limited Company? Well look no further, join entrepreneur extraordinaire Alexis Charkiw as she explores this hot topic.

26 Nov 2020

Sole Trader vs Ltd

Looking into crowdfunding? Join Crowdfunding expert Ceri Gillett as she tackles everything from 'what is crowdfunding?' to 'how could it help you & your business'.

24 Nov 2020

Crowdfunding - It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Join Crunch Digital Media’s TikTok channel champion, Adam Culley as he explores the opportunities of advertising on TikTok.

19 Nov 2020

Introduction to TikTok - Innovations & Ideas

Join HR aficionado Caryl Thomas as she makes sure you come out of this workshop with a great understanding of the essence of HR management and building a team.

17 Nov 2020

A Step by Step Guide to Employing and Growing a Team

Join graphic design wizard Miriam Gibbs and she'll ensure you know the key strengths of Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and will get you introduced to Affinity!

12 Nov 2020

Graphic Design on a Budget

Join WordPress maestro Kali Mason for this workshop in which we’ll be going through a step-by-step process towards building an e-commerce platform within WordPress.

10 Nov 2020

Building an E-Commerce Site in Wordpress

Thinking about becoming a mentor? Join seasoned mentor Rebecca Jones for an expert led session exploring the ins and outs of being a mentor.

05 Nov 2020

Mentoring and Guiding Entrepreneurs

Join expert interviewer Kate Shorney-Morris as she takes you from the job specification, through shortlisting candidates and then to the main event, the interview.

03 Nov 2020

Successful Interviewing - Finding the Right Fit!

Join us for a special team-up between Inspirational Futures & Voyage of Hope Therapy Services to introduce some positive mental health habits for parents and children.

29 Oct 2020

Well-being Tips for Families

Not sure how to protect your intellectual property (IP)? Join Dr Elliott Davies, Wynne-Jones IP Partner and Patent Attorney for this expert-led workshop

27 Oct 2020

Beginners Introduction to Identifying & Protecting your IP

Think of networking as a daunting task? Let's change that, we invite you to join this workshop led by networking maestro Matt Gallivan.

22 Oct 2020

How to Network like a Boss

Join PAYE master Lee Williams as he sheds light on the announcement of employer incentive schemes rising as recovery measures to help stimulate the economy.

20 Oct 2020

PAYE Pain Relief

Join community building savant Annie Browne, Co-Founder of 10K strong UK freelance network, Freelance Heroes, looks at why building a community around your brand is so valuable.

20 Oct 2020

How to Build a Community around your Brand

Are you losing Ctrl of your life? Do you need to improve your MS Excel skills and general spreadsheet sorcery? Join Excel wizard Andrew Evans as he shares his magic Excel tips!

15 Oct 2020

Excel Alchemy XL

Join price master general Matt Gallivan as he lays out pricing strategies you should know about by looking at actual cost of sale and the all important profit margin.

08 Oct 2020

The Price is Right

Join top marketing strategist Francesca Irving as she shares her tips and fails from her recruitment days so you don’t make the same mistakes as some of her previous clients.

06 Oct 2020

How to Write a Job Description

Join video creation specialist Steve Bollschweiler for this workshop that aims to give you some practical first steps to take on your video marketing journey.

29 Sep 2020

Demystifying Video for Business

Join digital marketing expert Hayley Glover to discover how to enhance your online presence and drive sales by attracting your target audience to your website.

29 Sep 2020

Grow your Business with Google Ads

Join goal setting guru Dave Beadle as he shares the questions and templates with those he supports to start creating their own goals, identifying motivators and actionable steps.

17 Sep 2020

Goal Setting

Join product pitching savant Alexis Charkiw to learn how to deliver products to your customers, wow them with your packaging and the do’s and don’t of delivery!

15 Sep 2020

Deliver Products like a Pro

Join YouTube veterans Adam & Bethan Russell as they share what they have learned from their experiences to help those who don't understand YouTube but really want to start.

10 Sep 2020

Building a Successful Youtube Channel

Join graphic design master Mim Gibbs on a journey through Canva and how it can solve your design needs at a low cost.

08 Sep 2020

Getting Started with Canva

Join subscription pro Alexis Charkiw to learn the difference between a product and membership subscription, pricing options, finding the right customers and keeping them engaged.

27 Aug 2020

Building a Subscription Business

Join Paper Clip PR's Simon Collins as he illuminates the foundations your business needs to have in place to get the most value out of PR and your wider marketing efforts.

20 Aug 2020

Preparing for PR

Join brand professional Emily Hicks as she explores the importance of strategising your branding and identity, and how different brands can impact different audiences.

13 Aug 2020

Branding & Identity

Join financial expert Stephen Burt as he covers effective methods of raising capital to give your business an investment boost and stay on it's growth trajectory.

04 Aug 2020

Raising Money

Join Xero hero Andrew Evans for this workshop in which he covers how to make the most of your cloud accounting software.

23 Jul 2020

Xero to Hero

Join blogging extraordinaire Sarah Tamsin to learn the essentials of setting up a blog to maximise results, how to promote your content and how to take your blog to the next level.

21 Jul 2020

Blogging to Get Business Leads

Join podcasting legends Huw James & Tim Blize of Kiva Studios as they cover the fundamentals of podcasting and how to get yours up and running.

16 Jul 2020

Learn to Podcast

Join webinar master Finola Wilson as she takes you through why webinars are a great tool, getting them to work FOR you and the road the webinar stardom.

09 Jul 2020

How to Be a Webinar Star

Want to know more about the market your selling to? Join marketing research maestro Francesca Irving for this tell-all workshop covering the why, where and who of market research.

07 Jul 2020

Market Research for Startups

Join organisational whizz Annie Browne as she teaches us how to work smarter, not harder. She'll be covering a ton of useful work-flow tools and take us through a guide of Trello.

02 Jul 2020

A Guide to Trello and Other Great Tools

Paying tax can be a tricky maze to navigate. Join tax expert Andrew Evans as he covers all things tax, from your personal allowance to claiming expenses he's got you covered.

23 Jun 2020

Making Tax Simple

Join top marketing strategist Francesca Irving to learn effective content marketing strategies and writing great content to take your business to the next level.

11 Jun 2020

Building an Effective Content Marketing Strategy

Join small-business insurance experts Ronan Gregory & Anton Davies to ensure your business is covered and your most valuable assets are protected.

09 Jun 2020

Small Business Insurances 101

Join photography savant Jon Plimmer as he takes you through the technical aspects of taking the best photograph, how to adjust for your environment and DIY editing.

03 Jun 2020

DIY Photo Editing

Join Google Analytics adept Sarah Tamsin as she takes you on a tour of Google's suite of free tools; Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Search Console.

27 May 2020

Making Sense of Google Analytics

Join seasoned PA Chrissie Monnelly to learn about the all-important invoices and contracts you'll need know about to ensure your thriving business stays above board.

26 May 2020

How to Write Contracts and Invoices

Join CRM adept Lee Williams as he covers what a Customer Relationship Manager is and which one is right for you.

20 May 2020

What is a CRM?

Are you GDPR compliant? Join GDPR master Paul Binning as he ensures you have everything you need covered and provides a personal checklist of the data you should be protecting.

14 May 2020

GDPR: 2 Years On

Join Insta-Star Francesca Irving to learn how she's been able to generate sales from her e-commerce business, and also enquiries from her marketing business, all using Instagram.

07 May 2020

How to Generate Sales and Leads from Instagram

Join award aficionado Kathryn Foot as she takes us through creating a winning application and explain how to get the most out of the award event through effective networking.

06 May 2020

Leverage the Power of Business Awards

Join bid-writing expert Dr Rhian Thomas as she guides you through the steps that you need to take to make your bids and applications more successful.

05 May 2020

How to Write a Winning Bid

Join SEO guru Sarah Tamsin as she tells us how Pinterest, as a visual and keyword-driven search engine, has the potential to refer a lot of traffic to your website.

29 Apr 2020

Pinteresting Tactics

Join video wizard Steve Bollschweiler as he covers some quick video wins that any company can do from their home office.

23 Apr 2020

Quick video wins

Join sales master Matt Gallivan as he goes through some practical tips as well as the mind set required to succeed in a down market.

21 Apr 2020

Selling in a Crisis

Join self-published author Clare Thomas as she takes you through the dos and don'ts of product licensing to help build your brand and reach a wider audience.

21 Apr 2020

Product Licensing to Build your Brand

Join LinkedIn whizz Kathryn Foot to learn about LI basics, LinkedIn’s features and to find out how you can grow your network and potentially generate new business.

16 Apr 2020

Linkedin Masterclass

Join organisational guru Annie Browne and learn how being organised means that we can live our lives more productively, less stressed and more prepared.

15 Apr 2020

Get Organised

Join advertising expert Francesca Irving as she takes us back to basics and learn the strategy behind Facebook Advertising and how to sort out the pesky Facebook pixel.

09 Apr 2020

Introduction to Facebook Ads

Join search engine optimisation (SEO) maestro Sarah Tamsin to gain a better understanding of how search engines work and how SEO can help your business reach the next level.

07 Apr 2020

Introduction to SEO

Join MailChimp expert Annie Browne and find out WHY you should use MailChimp, HOW it fits into the bigger picture of your business and WHAT you need to do get started.

02 Apr 2020

Mailchimp Masterclass

Do you struggle to ‘switch off’ and enjoy just being in the moment? Join mindful master Kelly Farr as she illuminates mindfulness and it's many benefits.

01 Apr 2020

In the Moment Mindfulness

Join life coach Dave Beadle as he explores the science of overcoming self-doubt with effective, easy to use skills and strategies that you can implement immediately.

25 Mar 2020

Imposter Syndrome

Join digital skills tutor Keiran Russell to discover the difference between posts, pages, plugins and widgets. We'll also bust some jargon, so no experience necessary

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